Selected by the club in the seventh round (No. 196 overall) in 2012, Wikstrand will take part in the club’s development camp after the draft but isn’t expected to play here next season.

"We’re pretty happy about this signing, Mikael Wikstrand is a really solid player," assistant GM Randy Lee told the club’s website. "I had a chance to go over and see him this year with Rick Wamsley when he was playing in Mora, he’s a very strong, two-way defenceman, he has a lot of offensive upside and he’s a guy that we challenged to play at a higher level.

"He changed and went to Frölunda in a higher division which was good for us. He got to play against better players and really showcased himself."

Wikstrand split last season with Mora of Sweden’s Allsvenskan league and Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League. In 19 games with Frolunda, he had 4-7-11 points as a rookie.

He also had 20 points with Mora.

Wikstrand, who won a silver medal at the world junior championships in Sweden, will spend next season with Frolunda before coming overseas in 2015.

The only way he could stay is if he makes the Senators.

"He can only play on the big club," said Lee. "If he doesn’t make the Senators he can’t go to Binghamton so most likely he would play another year in Frolunda."

The development camp will give the club a chance to see where Wikstand stands with other prospects.

"He was at our camp two years ago, last year he had an injury so he couldn’t attend, but he wants to come, see where he’s at and give our staff a good chance to see him in comparison to other players," said Lee.